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Trump receives standing ovation as he enters UFC event in Miami
April 13, 2025 12:30 IST
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also joined Trump for UFC 314.
New laws complicate Wyoming’s abortion situation as bans set to be argued in state Supreme Court
April 13, 2025 11:33 IST
“This is an abortion ban without banning abortion,” said Julie Burkhart, founder and president of Wellspring Health Access.
Myanmar shaken by new earthquake in one of the biggest aftershocks since March 28 temblor
April 13, 2025 11:08 IST
There were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties caused by the new quake, one of the strongest of hundreds of aftershocks from the March 28 temblor.
UK govt takes over day-to-day running of British Steel from Chinese owner Jingye
April 13, 2025 07:46 IST
PM Keir Starmer summoned lawmakers for the unusual Saturday sitting, only the sixth since World War II, to back a bill primarily aimed at blocking British Steel's Chinese owners, Jingye Group.
Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro transferred to Brasilia after hospitalization for abdominal pain
April 13, 2025 05:21 IST
Bolsonaro was hospitalized Friday morning while traveling in northeastern Brazil. The pain was caused by a bowel obstruction.
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Central Europe leads to animal culls and border closures
April 12, 2025 15:41 IST
The outbreak was first detected on a cattle farm in northwestern Hungary in early March, and animals on three farms in neighboring Slovakia tested positive for the highly transmissible virus two weeks later.
Bihar govt revamps tourism policy to attract hotel investments, boost job opportunities for people with disabilities
April 12, 2025 13:36 IST
To further modernise Bihar’s hospitality infrastructure, the government has floated Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for constructing hotels on three strategic sites — Hotel Patliputra Ashok, Bankipur Bus Stand, and Sultan Palace.
Turkey releases over 120 people charged with taking part in anti-government protests
April 10, 2025 22:40 IST
More than 2,000 people were detained for taking part in the country’s largest mass demonstrations in more than a decade. Of those, some 300 were jailed awaiting trial.
UAE rejects Sudan’s claim at UN court that it is breaching genocide convention by funding rebels
April 10, 2025 22:31 IST
The UAE told the judges at the International Court of Justice that the allegations the country is breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces were a misuse of the institution.
‘Ukraine not on agenda’: Russia, US to hold talks in Turkey today
April 10, 2025 13:03 IST
The main focus, according to Moscow and Washington, is restoring the work of diplomatic missions after years of rows, mutual claims of intimidation and even the freezing of diplomatic property complicated relations between the two nuclear powers.
Hope against tariff odds lifts Shanghai Index day after Trump slaps 104% levies on China
April 10, 2025 12:44 IST
China's blue-chip CSI300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index both rose 1.4% as of 0235 GMT. Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng was up 3.5%.
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung opens presidential bid following Yoon’s ouster
April 10, 2025 12:19 IST
Lee, who narrowly lost the 2022 election to Yoon, led the liberal Democratic Party’s campaign to oust the former president over his December declaration of martial law.
China and EU discuss trade in response to US’ punitive tariffs
April 10, 2025 08:13 IST
The conversation came shortly before US President Donald Trump's additional tariffs on China started taking effect.
IndiGo and Accor announce strategic loyalty partnership to enhance travel and hospitality benefits
April 9, 2025 14:42 IST
Accor’s network matches with many key destinations across IndiGo’s international footprint—especially in West Asia and Southeast Asia.
Trump-led US govt freezes funding for Cornell, Northwestern University in latest crackdown
April 9, 2025 07:13 IST
The funding being paused includes mostly grants and contracts with the federal departments of health, education, agriculture and defense, the official said.
US given one day to show evidence for deporting Columbia University protester Khalil
April 9, 2025 06:55 IST
If the government's deportation case is terminated at the hearing scheduled for Friday afternoon, Khalil, 30, is free under immigration law.
US traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024, lowest number since 2020
April 9, 2025 01:48 IST
Final 2023 figures showed the number of bicyclists killed increased 4.4% to 1,166, the most since at least 1980, the NHTSA said.
Trump is expected to sign executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source
April 8, 2025 20:48 IST
Energy experts say any bump for coal under Trump is likely to be temporary because natural gas is cheaper and there’s a durable market for renewable energy such as wind and solar power no matter who holds the White House.
Dollar frail as traders flock to safe havens on tariff turmoil
April 8, 2025 12:49 IST
Currency markets were fragile but eerily calm in Asian trade after a volatile 24 hours where the dollar reversed heavy losses against the safe haven currencies as traders took stock of developments.
Vietnam to buy US defence and security products to address trade gap
April 8, 2025 12:42 IST
The country's benchmark stock index has fallen nearly 14% since Trump's announcement of the tariffs on April 2.
Indian-origin associate at Singapore hospital fined for accessing patient’s records from computer system
April 8, 2025 09:40 IST
Pubaneswary Poobalan, 39, accessed the hospital's SAP system – a platform that enables healthcare institutions to perform day-to-day business processes such as maintaining patients' records.
US Army reenlists nearly two dozen soldiers ousted for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
April 8, 2025 07:07 IST
The Pentagon made the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory in August 2021 for all service members, including those in the National Guard and Reserve.
Nearly 50 countries want to discuss tariffs, USTR says
April 8, 2025 01:33 IST
"Several of these countries, such as Argentina, Vietnam, and Israel, have suggested they will reduce their tariffs and non-tariff barriers," Greer said in written testimony seen by Reuters.
US blocks sea salt imports from South Korean salt farm over forced labour concerns
April 7, 2025 12:43 IST
The widespread slavery at Sinan's salt farms was exposed in 2014, when dozens of slavery victims — most of them with disabilities — were rescued from the islands following an investigation by mainland police.
Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrath
April 7, 2025 11:45 IST
The move to defuse tensions follows repeated warnings issued privately by U.S. officials to the Iraqi government since Trump took power in January.
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